In adhering to the principles of nationally recognized standards for timely case disposition, the Ninth Judicial District Court, through court rules and procedures, seeks to develop a case management system to instill public confidence and trust in the judicial process through timely and efficient processing of all cases and equal treatment of all parties.

The procedures will be implemented through a six month pilot program beginning October 15, 2009. During this pilot phase, the Court encourages comments and recommendations from all stakeholders. An official order will implement the new procedures at the completion of the pilot phase.

CASEFLOW MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

The new caseflow management procedures require that all civil and domestic petitions must include a Civil Case File Cover Sheet or Domestic Case File Cover Sheet. This cover sheet must be placed on top of your petition or motion so it is easily identifiable by all persons handling such paperwork. If the answering party/defendant disagrees with the case classification, he or she should request a telephone conference with the judge to which the case is assigned.

MANDATORY PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE IN DOMESTIC CASES

This order provides for a pre-trial conference in all family law matters unless specifically waived in accordance with the Domestic Case File Cover Sheet.

UNIFORM TRIAL NOTICE

The Court will issue a Uniform Trial Notice at the time of setting bench and jury trials and notice shall be sent to the attorneys or self represented parties of record.

Should you have any questions or comments please direct them to the secretary of the Judge to which your matter is assigned. You may also contact the Court Administrator, Hope LaFleur, hlafleur@9thjdc.com or 318.443.6893.